List of figures
Figure 2.1Schematic family tree30
Figure 2.2The Indo-European family31
Figure 2.3Schematic wave34
Figure 3.1The linguistic sign54
Figure 3.2Radial set of ‘Cup’55
Figure 4.1Articulators74
Figure 4.2Basic consonant chart75
Figure 4.3Basic vowel chart75
Figure 4.4The great vowel shift78
Figure 4.5Segment addition/loss83
Figure 5.1Radial set of /l/99
Figure 7.1Structural approach to French negation147
Figure 7.2Changes in French negation148